UJona uyathandaza

1 Elapho embilinini waloo ntlanzi uJona wathandaza *kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe,

2 wathi:

“Ekubandezelekeni kwam ndakhala kuNdikhoyo,

waza ke yena wandiphendula.

Ndakhala ndisemathunjini engcwaba,

waza ke wena waliva ilizwi lam.

3 Wena wandiphosa enzonzobileni,

phakath’ enzulwini yolwandle,

yaza ke imisinga yandigubungela,

amaza akho alatyuza andisibekela.

4 Ndathatha ndibeka ndisithi:

‘Ndigxothiwe phambi kwakho.’

Noko ke ndobuya ndiyikhangele indlu yakho engcwele.

5 Andigubungela phants’ andirhaxa amanzi,

ndathi zwabhabha enzonzobileni.

Izityalo zolwandle zayithandela intloko yam.

6 Ndatshona ndehla mpela,

ndee xhaxhe ngeengcambu zeentaba.

Ndafika nakwelo lizwe

elivalwe mfamlibe ngemivalo.

Ke wena, Ndikhoyo Thixo wam,

wandibuyisa ndiphilile kwelo ngcwaba.

7 “Ndithe ndakubona ukuba ubomi bam buyacutheka,

suka ndakukhumbula wena, Ndikhoyo,

umthandazo wam wanyukela kuwe,

waya kutsho endlwini yakho engcwele.

8 Kambe ke, abazilibazisa ngezithixo ezingento yanto,

balahlekana nenceba yakho.

9 Ke mna ndonikela kuwe ngedini,

ndihlabele iculo lokukudumisa.

Ndosifezekisa isibhambathiso sam.

Usindiso lukuNdikhoyo.”

10 Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wayiyalela intlanzi, yaza yamhlanza uJona emhlabeni owomileyo.